"We are experiencing extraordinary changes in healthcare in this new century; changes that call upon the most creative, analytical, and innovative skills available. While the world has the resources to reduce healthcare disparities and eliminate the differences in healthcare and health outcomes that exist between various population groups across the globe, accomplishing this is a long-term and complicated task. Improvement in the social structure within which people live, and a redistribution of resources so that all people have access to the basic necessities of life, require an unprecedented global consciousness and political commitment"--Provided by publisher.

Preceded by Community and public health nursing / Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna F. DeMarco. Second edition. [2016].

Public Health Nursing: Present, Past, and Future -- Public Health Systems -- Health Policy, Politics, and Reform -- Global Health: A Community Perspective -- Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction -- Epidemiology: The Study of Prevention -- Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates -- Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice -- Planning for Community Change -- Cultural Competence: Awareness, Sensitivity, and Respect -- Community Assessment -- Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare -- Family Assessment -- Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases -- Emerging Infectious Diseases -- Violence and Abuse -- Substance Abuse -- Undeserved Populations -- Environmental Health -- Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism -- Community Mental Health -- School Health -- Faith-Oriented Communities and Health Ministries in Faith Communities -- Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- Occupational Health Nursing.